Maureen

Maureen’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1187)
currently-reading‎ (1)
read‎ (434)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
books-read-before-2015‎ (151)

books-read-in-2023‎ (47)
books-read-in-2022‎ (39)
books-read-in-2024‎ (36)
books-read-in-2017‎ (25)
books-read-in-2018‎ (25)

books-read-in-2016‎ (21)
books-read-in-2015‎ (20)
books-read-in-2019‎ (17)
books-read-in-2021‎ (15)
books-read-in-2025‎ (15)

books-read-in-2026‎ (14)
books-read-in-2020‎ (0)
books-read-in-2027‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Maureen is Currently Reading

Maureen is currently reading

When the World Fell Silent

by Donna Jones Alward

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 10, 2026 12:54PM

Maureen’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum

The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin

2 highlights

The educator’s job—the role of education in society—is to ask, “Well, what is she like?” Instead of ignoring deficits, you have to accommodate them.

Wolf at the Table

by Adam Rapp

7 highlights
Lone Women

by Victor LaValle

9 highlights

See Maureen’s 4 books with notes and highlights…

Maureen’s Quotes

“this life is like an item of clothing, the beauty exists on the outside, but the warmth is found within. · · ·”
― Frode Grytten, The Ferryman and His Wife

0 likes

“Ishmaelle, with no valuable possessions, had nothing to leave. The only family I had in this world was my brother Joseph. I could only leave him our memories together, but for that I needed no will. All I needed from Kauri was that he remembered my passing, and would recall me in his mind while he smoked his pipe.”
― Xiaolu Guo, Call Me Ishmaelle

0 likes

“Something in his remark, or even more in the tone of his voice, resonated in a deep place within me. Perhaps we were all seeking our individual freedom on the seas.”
― Xiaolu Guo, Call Me Ishmaelle

0 likes

“He needed distance. He needed space. He needed to forget his reality, which with the swing of a wrecking ball had gone through an inalterable seismic shift.”
― Aaron Jackson, The Astonishing Life of August March

0 likes

“Don’t we all need to tell someone about ourselves, so as to bear the weight of living? Only if one can let out a bit of one’s own truth into the ear of another, and feel the warmth of an understanding gaze, can one breathe. But that was barred to me now. Concealing myself in the midst of this fraternity, I had lost all community.”
― Xiaolu Guo, Call Me Ishmaelle

0 likes

More of Maureen’s quotes…